The goal of the GCF Reading Program is to help adults at all levels become more proficient readers.



Utilizing various learning tools, learners will be able to learn and practice reading the top 1,000 most frequently used...

In this video, the teacher explains how to organize research by creating a brainstorming web. The lesson focuses on the importance of choosing the right brainstorming format and provides step-by-step instructions for creating a web with...

In this video, the teacher explains how to understand and analyze writing prompts. They emphasize the importance of circling keywords and determining whether to write a narrative or an essay. The teacher provides an example prompt and...

In this video, the teacher explains how to generate ideas for a persuasive opinion essay. The teacher demonstrates the process by listing topics they have strong feelings about, circling the ones they can write more about, and finally...

In this video, the teacher explains to students how to approach a writing prompt by identifying key ideas and understanding what type of writing is required. Using a specific prompt as an example, the teacher demonstrates how to circle...

In this video, the teacher guides students through the process of generating ideas for a persuasive opinion essay. They emphasize the importance of stating a claim and providing evidence to support it. The teacher demonstrates how to...

In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using description to develop lifelike characters in writing. The teacher guides students through a practice activity where they circle words that describe a character in a picture....

In this video lesson, students will learn how to approach and understand a writing prompt. The teacher explains the importance of identifying key ideas in the prompt and determining the type of writing required. By circling key ideas and...

In this video, the teacher explains how to read dialogue fluently by using punctuation as signposts. By paying attention to punctuation marks such as question marks, exclamation points, commas, and quotation marks, students can better...

Sir Linkalot Live - Friday at 5 [Episode #3]

Rheingold was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon, from 1964 to 1968. His senior thesis was entitled "What Life Can Compare with This? Sitting Alone at the Window, I Watch the...

Rheingold was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon, from 1964 to 1968. His senior thesis was entitled "What Life Can Compare with This? Sitting Alone at the Window, I Watch the...

In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using consistent verb tense in writing. They provide examples and a step-by-step process for identifying and correcting verb tense errors. The video also includes practice exercises...

In this video, students will learn about adjectives and how they are used to describe nouns in sentences. The video explains the function of adjectives in providing more clarity and visualization to readers. Students will also practice...

In this video, students will learn about nouns and their function in sentences. The teacher explains that nouns are words that name a person, place, thing, or idea. They give examples of common and proper nouns and demonstrate how nouns...

This video provides a lesson on adverbs and their function in sentences. The video also demonstrates how adverbs clarify the meaning of sentences by telling when, where, or how the action happened. The lesson includes examples and...

Writers use relative pronouns to make their writing more specific and less wordy. Let's practice using the relative pronouns "who" to refer to people and "that" to refer to things.

In this video, the teacher explains how writers use infinitives to show purpose and add information in their writing. The students are guided through examples and practice exercises to identify infinitives and revise sentences using the...

In this video, the teacher guides students through the process of writing an introduction that previews the main ideas of their text. They provide practice exercises and examples to help students understand how to identify the main idea...

In this video, the teacher explains how writers can combine sentences with compound predicates to make their writing less wordy. They provide examples and guide students through exercises to practice combining sentences. The teacher also...

In this video, the teacher explains how to approach a writing prompt by understanding the question and identifying key ideas. They emphasize the importance of not skipping the first step of understanding the prompt before brainstorming...

This video is a tutorial on using specific nouns in writing to express ideas precisely. The speaker explains the concept of nouns and how important it is to use specific nouns to make writing clear and effective. The video provides...

This video is a lesson on using commas after opening interjections. The teacher explains what an interjection is and how it is used in a sentence. The students are given practice exercises to identify and correct sentences with missing...

Writers produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting sentence fragments. Let's practice making sure each of our sentences has a subject and a predicate.